Comments on: Understanding the Merchant Marine Act’s cabotage lawshttp://masslawyersweekly.com/2012/05/18/understanding-the-merchant-marine-acts-cabotage-laws/
Tue, 16 Jun 2015 16:30:01 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5By: russbath@townisp.comhttp://masslawyersweekly.com/2012/05/18/understanding-the-merchant-marine-acts-cabotage-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-777
russbath@townisp.comTue, 22 May 2012 16:30:22 +0000http://masslawyersweekly.com/?p=122027#comment-777The Jones Act is a boondogle pure and simple, enacted for the benefit of the imensely politicaly powerful maritime union. It pretends to protect coastwise passenger and cargo transportation, a trade that disappeared after WW2, because union wages were too high to support this industry. The highly popular cruse industry exists only because foreign vessels with foreign crew only take the passengers for a ride to a foreign port and then return them back. But for the Jones Act, these same ships could transport passengers, for example, from Boston to Miami or elsewhere. The union put the convenience of this type of transport by American vessels out of business when they suceeded in getting their sky high pay. Because of their enormous campaign contributions, the union is fully supported by both political parties. The public be dammed
R. Bath
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